No. 06-5618
Title:
Mario Claiborne, Petitioner
v.
United States
Docketed:August 1, 2006
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(05-2198)
  Decision Date:February 27, 2006
  Rehearing Denied:April 27, 2006
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 26 2006 Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 31, 2006)
Aug 10 2006 Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Aug 17 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2006.
Sep 14 2006 Response Requested . (Due October 16, 2006)
Sep 29 2006 Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
Oct 11 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 27, 2006.
Oct 24 2006 Reply of petitioner Mario Claiborne filed. (Distributed)
Oct 30 2006 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 3, 2006.
Nov 3 2006 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to the following Questions: 1) Was the district court's choice of below-Guidelines sentence reasonable? 2) In making that determination, is it consistent with United States v. Booker, 543 U. S. 220 (2005), to require that a sentence which constitutes a substantial variance from the Guidelines be justified by extraordinary circumstances?
Dec 6 2006 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner
Dec 7 2006 Motion to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal. filed by petitioner Mario Claiborne.
Dec 18 2006 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, February 20, 2007.
Dec 18 2006 Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. VIDED.
Dec 18 2006 Brief amicus curiae of Families Against Mandatory Minimums filed. VIDED.
Dec 18 2006 Brief amici curiae of The Sentening Project, et al. filed.
Dec 18 2006 Brief amicus curiae of New York Council of Defense Lawyers filed.
Dec 18 2006 Brief of petitioner Mario Claiborne filed.
Dec 18 2006 Brief amici curiae of Law Professors Who Study Sentencing Reform filed. VIDED.
Dec 18 2006 Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 18 2006 Brief amici curiae of Federal Public and Community Defenders, et al. filed. VIDED.
Dec 18 2006 Joint appendix Volume I filed.
Dec 20 2006 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 5, 2007.
Jan 5 2007 Motion to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal. GRANTED.
Jan 10 2007 CIRCULATED.
Jan 19 2007 Record received from U.S.C.A. for Eighth Circuit.
Jan 22 2007 Brief of respondent United States filed. (Distributed),
Jan 22 2007 Brief amicus curiae of United States Sentencing Commission filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 22 2007 Brief amici curiae of Senators Edward M. Kennedy, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 10 2007 Record received from U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of Missouri. (1 box) There are sealed documents in this record.
Feb 12 2007 Reply of petitioner Mario Claiborne filed. (Distributed)
Feb 20 2007 Argued. For petitioner: Michael Dwyer, Assistant Federal Public Defender, St. Louis, Mo. For respondent: Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
May 31 2007 Motion for Disposition of Case filed by petitioner Mario Claiborne. (Distributed)
Jun 1 2007 Response to motion for disposition of case filed by respondent United States. (Distributed)
Jun 4 2007 Vacated as moot. Opinion per curiam.
Jun 22 2007 Record returned to U.S.C.A. for Eighth Circuit.
Jun 22 2007 Record returned to U.S.D.C. for the Eastern District of Missouri.
Jul 6 2007 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 20 2007 Acknowledgement of receipt (07/12/07) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit received.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioner:
Michael Dwyer Assistant Federal Public Defender(314) 241-1255
1010 Market Street
Suite 200
St. Louis, MO  63101
michael_dwyer@fd.org
Party name: Mario Claiborne
Attorneys for Respondent:
Paul D. Clement Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: United States
 
Michael R. Dreeben Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2201
Department of Justice
Washington, DC  20530
michael.r.dreeben@usdoj.gov
Party name: United States
Other:
Miguel A. Estrada Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
mestrada@gibsondunn.com
Party name: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
 
David C. Frederick Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C.(202) 326-7900
1615 M Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC  20036
dfrederick@khhte.com
Party name: United States Sentencing Commission
 
Thomas W. Hillier II. Federal Public Defender(206) 553-1100
1601 Fith Avenue, Suite 700
Seattle, WA  98101
tom_hillier@fd.org
Party name: Federal Public and Community Defenders, et al.
 
Paul D. Kamenar Washington Legal Foundation(202) 588-0302
2009 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20036
Party name: Washington Legal Foundation, et al.
 
Edward S. Lee 55 W. 12th Avenue(614) 292-3201
Columbus, OH  43210
Party name: Law Professors Who Study Sentencing Reform
 
Gregory L. Poe Robbins Russell Englert Orseck & Untereiner(202) 775-4500
1801 K Street, NW
Suite 411L
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: Families Against Mandatory Minimums
 
Alexandra A.E. Shapiro Shapiro, Arato & Isserles LLP(212) 479-6724
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor
New York, NY  10036
ashapiro@shapiroarato.com
Party name: New York Council of Defense Lawyers
 
Matthew M. Shors O'Melveny & Myers LLP(202) 383-5300
1625 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006
mshors@omm.com
Party name: The Sentening Project, et al.
 
Robert E. Toone Jr. Foley Hoag LLP(617) 832-1242
155 Seaport Boulevard
Boston, MA  02110
rtoone@foleyhoag.com
Party name: Senators Edward M. Kennedy, et al.